Author Archives: Dandavats

Jananivas Dasa Please Give Me A Sign A prayer in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque leads a young Christian to Lord Krishna. by Visakha Devi Dasi John, a slight, fair-complexioned traveler who’d left home to broaden his perspective on life, found himself stra…

By Rashi Singh Nurturing our faith helps ease the inevitable suffering of life in the material world. I’m groggy. It’s early. I’m way too tired to go to work today. After nearly shattering my alarm clock, I slowly drag myself out of b…

Deena Bandhu Das: One day, Nitai Madhav Prabhu invited me to give class at HH Pritivardhana Maharaja’s Gurukula in Mayapur. We were awestruck at the lush beauty and traditional engineering marvel of that place. We saw that students from all over …

ISKCON has temples, either rented or under construction, in 32 cities throughout Ukraine. There are eight cities where ISKCON is located that have seen significant military activity. These include Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Mariupol, Zhytomyr, a…

There are four BBT titles that are soon going to print in Lutsk, where there is a printing press and a devotee printer authorized by the BBT. He is printing 10,000 copies of Beyond Birth and Death in Ukrainian, and Srila Prabhupada Lilamrita Volumes 1,…

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I am very glad to learn also that you are feeling joy while chanting the mantra Hare Krishna. Yes, it is exactly like this. If anyone chants this mantra in good faith and in simple understanding, then surely this transcendental vibration will act immed…

By Mayapur Sasi dasaFor the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of February 2022. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 In…

The story behind this verse is that the two sons of Kuvera (the treasurer of the demigods) were puffed up on account of the opulence of their father, and so once on a heavenly planet they were enjoying themselves in a lake with some naked damsels of he…

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By Sikhi Mahiti das It has been in the news that Oscar winning actor, William Hurt, passed away Sunday, March 13th from cancer. What was not reported is that he spent one week in the guest house of our ISKCON Atlanta temple in 2010. Mr Hurt was acting…

By Rasikendra das, Nama Rasana dd & Jahnavi ddOn Thursday 25th of February we watched the news with horror and we knew at that very moment our next door neighbours will need our help. On the same day we got a call from Ukrainian temple in Kiev, as…

Nrsimhananda das: My mother , Mimi Jaffe, departed peacefully March 7 at the ripe old age of 100. Her pastimes with Srila Prabhupada are inscribed by his letters to her in response to her many challenges.Read More…(This post has been viewed 60 times…

By Badrinarayan Swami Hare Krishna. Many devotees and friends are asking how they can help the devotees caught in the middle of the deadly and devastating fighting in Ukraine.
ISKCON has over 3,000 initiated devotees in the country, over a dozen te…

By Vijaya Dasa In Ukraine, there is usually nice book distribution. There are fifty-four centers and thousands of devotees, many of whom came because of getting books. Maybe some determined devotees are distributing in places where there’s no invasion…

By Sankirtana Das Sanctimony is not necessarily reserved for the righteous. It’s a condition that could affect anyone: the right wing, left wing, atheists, and even “the sinful.” It means “making a show of being morally superior to others.” We all fal…

By the GBC EC The devotees wake up to a changed reality — tanks rolling through the streets in some places, explosions in their neighborhoods in others, and the sound of gunshots in the distance. While the tendency for a living entity in such a situa…

By Dhira Gaura Das Shri Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) one of the most renowned and influential personalities of India, stayed in ISKCON Ujjain campus for 3 days from 19th February to 21st February. RSS organized thei…

By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of January 2022. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 I…

By the GBCRESOLVED: The GBC hereby states their commitment to increase the number of diksa-gurus in ISKCON by systematically and promptly increasing the number of diksa-gurus before we lose the present gurus. The GBC also accepts the principle that the…

By Indradyumna Swami Though we are visiting remote areas of Orissa to document ancient temples, we couldn’t resist a pilgrimage to Jagannatha Puri. We spent the day visiting numerous sacred temples and places associated with the pastimes of Lord Caita…

By Dhirasanta dasa Goswami I asked for Strength…and God gave me difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for Wisdom… and God gave me problems to solve.
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By Krishna dharma das “One should learn how to associate with the devotees of the Lord by gathering with them to chant the glories of the Lord. This process is most purifying. As devotees thus develop their loving friendship, they feel mutual happines…

By Bhakti-lata Dasi From time to time I send books to inmates who haven’t contacted us. I never had a response but I still try once in a while. Back in February 2018, I saw a documentary entitled Death Row: Inside Indiana State Prison. One inmate, in…

By Vijaya DasaWow! So many outstanding scores from the Prabhupada Marathon in December. Pune was on fire. Under the able guidance of Radhe Shyama Prabhu, Pune was the No. 1 temple in the world, with 856,826 book points. It was a close competition with …

By Vishakha Devi DasiIf I truly want to be satisfied, and thus stress-free, I need to truly understand who “I” am. Stress, according to The World Health Organization, is the “health epidemic of the 21st century.” Demanding circumstances make us tense m…

By the GBC As taught by Srila Prabhupada, the etiquette of not initiating in the presence of one’s diksa-guru will be upheld in ISKCON. However historical precedents also teach us that disciples may sometimes, in exceptional cases, initiate in the phys…

By Ananda Tirtha dasThe 2021 GBC Resolutions have finally been released. Due to the global pandemic, it was not possible for the GBC Body to conduct in-person meetings and therefore the AGM 2021 was conducted online. Similarly, the 2022 AGM will also b…

By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of December 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 …

By Sankirtana Das Prabhupada wrote and spoke millions and millions of words that are now accessible to anyone and everyone. Sometimes devotees quote a sentence or two from Prabhupada but don’t necessarily look to examine the context of what is being ex…

By Shyamasundar Das Well, this was Prabhupada’s, Bhaktivedanta Swami’s formula for action. He always said… If you’ve ever read Bhagavad-gita, on the battlefield where Arjuna is asking Krishna, the Supreme Person, “What should I do?” Krishna gives him…

Srutadeva das: But now, even though I am a temple president, I feel weaker than ever before. Maya seems to be attacking me very fiercely. At times I feel very discouraged and feel like leaving. Although I have attained a certain position in the Soci…

Garuda Das Kavirāja is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Christopher Newport University, Virginia and Director of Studies in Religion. He is also Distinguished Research and Teaching Faculty at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He lectures…

By the GBC EC It seems that this horrible Covid disease is attacking quite a number of our devotees again. We sincerely hope you are all taking precautions to prevent falling ill. There is the old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cur…

By Satsvarupa das Goswami Etymologically analyzed, nara means of Narayana or the Lord (Krsna), and da means deliverer. Narada is the deliverer of the Lord and the Lord’s message. Of course there are countless preachers, gurus, evangelists, mendicants …

By Vijaya DasThe No. 1 book distributor is Bhakti Prema Swami from Ujjain, who did an astounding 11,154 book points, by selling many Bhagavatam sets. Not far behind is Mahotsaha Prabhu, who did 10,444 book points by selling Sapta Rishi sets (seven boo…

By Editorial Staff December 22, 2021—The Governing Body Commission (GBC) of ISKCON today passed a resolution amending a 2019 law affirming that qualified Vaisnavis, or women devotees, may under certain conditions, initiate disciples (give diksa) withi…

By Mayapur Sasi dasa For the pleasure of Srila Prabhupada this report contains the following North American results of book distribution for the month of November 2021. North American Totals, Monthly Temples, Monthly Weekend Warriors. Monthly Top 100 …